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Woman's Sleeveless Surcoat (Gala)early 20th century

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Ceremonial textile garment panel with deep crimson velvet ground densely embroidered in raised gold thread with flowering botanical motifs, surrounded by a gold-on-gold scrolling vine border and column of decorative bead-like buttons along the right edge
Title
Woman's Sleeveless Surcoat (Gala)
Place Made
Albania
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Silk velvet gold braid and couch work, galoon; printed cotton lining
Dimensions
Center back length: 42 in. (106.68 cm); Hem circumference: 131 in. (332.74 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.81.101.9
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles